Senegal reality TV show features prettiest sheep

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 photo, spectators gather for the SICAP neighborhood regional final of Khar Bii, in a sandy field flanked by a mix of modern apartment buildings and traditional businesses, including an outdoor furniture workshop, in Dakar, Senegal. In a nation where sheep are given names and kept inside homes as companion animals, the most popular show on television is "Khar Bii," or literally, "This Sheep" in the local Wolof language. It's an American Idol-style nationwide search for Senegal's most perfect specimen. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)